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Four reasons why I probably should not have named my book 'Silent but Deadly'
In case you haven’t been paying attention, I recently published a popular anthropology book titled Silent but Deadly: The Underlying Cultural Patterns…
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Kirsten Bell
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May 2023
The case of the missing areolae
Recently, my husband and I visited the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and noticed a common theme in the sculptures and paintings of nudes: many were missing…
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Kirsten Bell
Bell on Bell: HARDtalk
This piece is inspired by Richard Ayoade’s book Ayoade on Ayoade. BELL: How would others describe you? BELL: On Twitter a lot of people talk about how…
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Kirsten Bell
Tech is changing what it means to have a dominant hand
This article was originally published in Wired on February 9th, 2023. As Wired’s exclusive publication rights have ended, I’m reposting it here…
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Kirsten Bell
A typology of inconsiderate swimmers at public pools
Given that last week’s post focused on budgie smugglers and swimming pools, I thought I would continue the theme this week by providing some reflections…
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Kirsten Bell
Hygiene, swimming pools and the French obsession with budgie smugglers
This piece is dedicated to Nadine Beckmann, who first alerted me to the rules about speedos in French swimming pools. I haven’t been able to completely…
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Kirsten Bell
April 2023
The purpose of nicknames
While I was working on ‘What’s in a name?’, I became interested in the topic of nicknames and how they relate to personal names. This piece is a…
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Kirsten Bell
An ode to Renesmee
Given that last week’s post focused on personal names, I thought I’d tell you a story this week about my very own encounter with ‘Renesmee’ – one of the…
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Kirsten Bell
What's in a name?
In 2008, Deborah Campbell called a local ShopRite in New Jersey to request a birthday cake for her three-year-old son. However, when they heard her…
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Kirsten Bell
What snot sub-genres tell us about children's books
After giving you a short break from the topic, we’re back on snot again. I promise this is the last piece! (Actually, that’s a blatant lie; I can make…
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Kirsten Bell
March 2023
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